Mooneys Custom Woodworking

We made a couple of hard maple edge grain butcher block tops. Here’s the process if you want that true oiled finish. The hard maple strips are about 1 3/8” wide and almost 2” thick. They then get glued up and planed down to 1 1/2”. A strait piece of maple keeps everyone in line during glue up. The big one is 38” by 103” long. It has to be glued up in 3 sections since the planer can only accommodate 15”. The finished product is heavy and quite strong. I used over 1/2 gallon of block oil on the big one. It takes some time to saturate the maple, but it seals it up nicely. Only a couple screws hold it down so it can float. Quite a bit of work!!

Who wants an authentic farm table? Gonna make some super cool tables next month. Will do benches or chairs to match. They will be special….. I promise.